Submarine Lapon (SS-260)

Lapon

Country	United States
Ship Class	Gato-class Submarine
Hull Number	SS-260

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Submarine Lapon (SS-260) 互動地圖

Lapon Operational Timeline

11 Mar 1944	USS Lapon made contact with the Japanese carrier group centered around Zuikaku at around 1228 hours in the Pacific Ocean; she lost contact with the Japaese ships at around 1314 hours.
13 May 1944	USS Lapon made contact with a Japanese force consisted of carriers Shokaku, Zuikaku, and Taiho in the South China Sea west of Dutch Borneo at 0618 hours, and was in turn detected by the Japanese as well. The Japanese attacked the America submarine with depth charges, which kept the submarine away but caused o damage.
23 May 1944	The 6,586-ton American submarine USS Lapon (SS-260) sank the Japanese merchant cargo ship Wales Maru in the South China Sea, hitting her with all four torpedoes fired. At the time the ship was carrying Unit 234 of the Independent Flight Corps of 1,000 men; the unit lost 50 men as the Wales Maru went down with 13 members of her crew.

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